Merry Belated Christmas, and Merry Snowdown!

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Chapter 4

Ekko sighed, slamming his locker shut. "Finally, school's over!"

Bright pink eyes met his as he turned. "Gah!"

"Hey, Ekko!" Jinx giggled. "Where are ya going now?"

"Home," he replied. "I suggest you go home, as well."

Jinx frowned. "Well, I don't really have anywhere to go..." Her face brightened. "Maybe I can find somewhere! You wanna help?"

Ekko flinched. "Uhh, you can crash at my house, if you want."

Jinx grinned, pecking his cheek. "Ooh, you're such a sweetie! Can I really?" She pulled on his arm. "Then let's go! Wait, but I thought we were gonna see Riven and Yasuo later! Where did they go? D'ya know where their lockers are?"

Ekko blinked, processing her fast speech. And the fact that she had just kissed his cheek. "Um, yeah, but they're probably gone. We can go visit Yasuo's house later. But I gotta get home first, and ask mom if you can stay. She'll probably say yes, though."

Jinx giggled. "Okay, let's go, and met Mrs. Ekko's mom! And then we can go to paintbrush guy's house, right?"

Ekko nodded and had to run after Jinx as she darted out of the school, dodging couples, depressing kids, annoyed kids, and so on. "Jinx, slow down!"

"Catch me if you can!" Jinx giggled. Ekko chased the girl, almost getting hit by her long blue braids. "Jinx! My house is the other way-" he skidded to a halt. Jinx ran around in a circle and collided into Ekko. "Whoops!"

Ekko groaned. How was she going to fare in the house? His mother kept glass time pieces everywhere. "Oh, god," he groaned. "Mom's gonna have to be real patient for this..."

"I'm home, mom!" Ekko called. His mother replied from the kitchen, "Oh, you're home, dear!"

She walked out of the kitchen. Ekko's mother was a tall, slim woman with long white hair down to her waist. She had dark skin and a friendly smile with chestnut brown eyes. "Hi, mom," Ekko said nervously. "Well, I brought a friend over and-"

"Ekko, you know you have to ask me if you want to bring friends over! Is it that Yasuo boy again?" Ekko's mother asked. Ekko shook his head. "She's new at the school, and she doesn't have a place to stay right now. I was wondering if she could stay over...?"

Mrs. Timewinder raised her eyebrows. "She?"

Ekko blushed. "Yeah. Her name's Jinx."

"Well, bring her in! If the girl has nowhere to go, why would I turn her away?"

Ekko nodded and dashed out of the house. "Jinx! Mom said yeah! You can stay."

Jinx giggled. "Whoohoo! Your mom sounds cool. Can I see her? Is she nice? Does she mind that I have Powpow and Fishbones?" she raised her two guns up. Ekko sweat dropped. "Um, as long as you don't shoot them, I think you're good."

Jinx skipped to the door. "Well, let's go then!"

Ekko laughed and ran up to the door, opening it. "Here ya go, M'lady," he joked. Jinx laughed. "You're silly, Ekko."

Hearing the two children, Ekko's mother looked up. "Oh, hello, dear!" She smiled warmly at the new girl. Jinx giggled. "Hi Ekko's mom! You smell like cookies! I like cookies! My mom used to cook cookies too..." Jinx trailed off, frowning. "I think. I-I can't remember..."

Ekko's mother looked worriedly at the girl. "Poor child," she said, "You don't remember your parents?"

Jinx shook her head. Then she smiled and looked up, all sadness gone. "Well, thanks, but can I go play with Ekko-cookie now? Oh, hehe, Ekko-cookie! Ekko-cookie sounds funny! Ekko-cookie!"

Ekko blushed. "Uh, bye mom! We're going to my room."

Ekko's mother smiled at the two as they raced upstairs. "My little Ekko's growing up..."

Ekko sat on his large, soft bed. "Uh, we might have to share this," Ekko flushed. "Until we find somewhere stationary for you to sleep."

Jinx smiled. "That's okay, Ekko-cookie!" She hopped onto the bed, cushioning herself right next to the white haired boy. "Hehe!"

Ekko blushed furiously. "Um, Jinx? What are you doing?"

"I wanna get comfy!" Jinx giggled. "What else?"

Ekko smiled at the blue haired girl. "Hey, Jinx, you wanna go to Yasuo's? I think Riven's there too right now."

Jinx leaped up. "Sure!"

"Um, Ekko?" Yasuo opened the door. "Is that Jinx with you?"

Ekko laughed, scratching the back of his neck. "Yeah, she's crashing with me until she finds a place to stay."

Yasuo winked. "Is she now," he grinned, gesturing EKko to come in. "Jinx!" Ekko called. "Come on!"

The blue haired girl stopped chasing butterflies and raced to the door, breathless. "Hi Paintbrush Hair guy!"

Yasuo frowned. "Paintbrush hair guy?" he asked slowly. Ekko sighed. "Just..don't."

Yasuo laughed. "Quite the girl, eh?"

Ekko blushed. "Shut up man. What about Riven? Is she here?" He playfully poked Yasuo in the ribs. The boy blushed. "Yeah, she's in the meditation room. Don't get any ideas."

Ekko laughed. "Let's go to the meditation room, Jinx!" The blue braids went flying as Jinx ran over to Ekko and grabbed his arm. "Okay!"

Yasuo raised his eyebrows but led them to a large room with window walls and a garden. The garden sat in the middle, twisting outwards. Riven was sitting peacefully in the center under a willow tree. She annoyedly opened an eye to see what the commotion was. "Oh, Yasuo, you didn't tell me that Jinx and Ekko were coming over!" She stood up and waved to them.

Jinx smiled. "Hey Riven!" She raced over, taking little steps as not to crush the 'itty bitty planties'. Riven laughed. "Hey Jinx."

Ekko shrugged when he saw the two girls start talking animatedly. "So," he said to Yasuo, "Now what?"